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reverend jeremiah wright. [applause] >> where's he at? there he is. that's him. that's him right there. you are wearing a suit today. >> sean: it gets even worse, as candidate obama injects a dose of heavily racially-charged rhetoric, speaking about hurricane katrina and claims that the victims of the storm were ignored by the government. on the other hand, 9/11 survivors and those impacted by hurricane andrew, they received endless government assistance. watch this. >> i want to give you one example because this really steams me up. this isn't in the prepared remarks...: down in new orleans, where they still have not rebuilt 20 months later. there is a federal law when you get... reconstruction money from the federal government, called the stafford act. basically tsays, when you get federal money, have to give a 10% match, the local government's got to come up with 10%. every $10 the federal government comes up with, the local government's got to give a dollar. now, here's the thing. when 9/11 happened in new york city...: they waived the stafford act, said, thi
reverend jeremiah wright. [applause] >> where's he at? there he is. that's him. that's him right there. you are wearing a suit today. >> sean: it gets even worse, as candidate obama injects a dose of heavily racially-charged rhetoric, speaking about hurricane katrina and claims that the victims of the storm were ignored by the government. on the other hand, 9/11 survivors and those impacted by hurricane andrew, they received endless government assistance. watch this. >> i want...
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the point was, everybody knew who jeremiah wright was. everybody had an opinion on jeremiah wright. broadcasting was preaching to the converted. it would have had no political effect. it was a stupid strategy. it was bad tactics. and it's crazy to be talking about it in 2012. >> why then are some republicans still obsessed with this elderly reverend from chicago? what secrets do they think this man provides into the life of a president who now we've seen in office for more than three years? >> i think there is a myth at the center of this argument that many on the far right are making. and that's is to say that this wasn't exploited and explored in 2008. and in fact, it was. millions of people saw all the speeches that he made. he gave several interviews. he gave speeches after obama distances himself from him. he's given interview off since then. this idea that somehow there's a smoking gun that needs to be explored, there's a shooting drop. i think it's a real myth. there is an obsession. it's part of this idea. if somehow outside of the mainstream that he's an other, and that's w
the point was, everybody knew who jeremiah wright was. everybody had an opinion on jeremiah wright. broadcasting was preaching to the converted. it would have had no political effect. it was a stupid strategy. it was bad tactics. and it's crazy to be talking about it in 2012. >> why then are some republicans still obsessed with this elderly reverend from chicago? what secrets do they think this man provides into the life of a president who now we've seen in office for more than three...
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wright. >> yeah. >> and what would king say about jeremiah wright today, do you think? >> well, i think you might want to separate jeremiah wright's i don't want to call it a performance, but whatever it was yesterday, um, clowning around, playing the dozens, sabotaging obama, you know, the father angry at the son who surpassed him, whatever. many people have speculated. but if you go back and look at the sermons that have really gotten the most attention, wright's sermons that have gotten most attention, almost all of them are these little snippets ripped out of very complicated context. so if you look at the god damn america, wright with us not making a secular statement, he was in the middle of an extended biblical prophesy in which he was reflecting on the casualty of innocent children in war. and he had gone back to the psalms and other places and was reflecting on the shift from worship to war. so there is a prophetic frame there which makes it sound different. and, in fact, there were some positive, harmonious things said about america early and later in the serm
wright. >> yeah. >> and what would king say about jeremiah wright today, do you think? >> well, i think you might want to separate jeremiah wright's i don't want to call it a performance, but whatever it was yesterday, um, clowning around, playing the dozens, sabotaging obama, you know, the father angry at the son who surpassed him, whatever. many people have speculated. but if you go back and look at the sermons that have really gotten the most attention, wright's sermons...
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bill: also in the crowd that day was the reverend jeremiah wright. mike emanuel is live in washington. reverand wright became a controversial figure during the 2008 campaign. what did then senator obama say about him in that summer of 2007? >> reporter: he made reference to the trinity church of christ saying that's where he met reverend wright and introduced him to a man named jesus christ and mr. obama praised his long-time pastor. >> i have got to give a special shoutout to my pastor, the guy who puts up with me, counsels me, listens to my wife complain about me. he's a friend, and a great leader. so please, everybody, give an extraordinary welcome to my pastor dr. jeremiah wright, the united church of christ. where's he at. there he is. that's him. that's him right there. [applause] >> reporter: earlier in 2007 reverend wright had become a controversial figure and political problem but clearly in front of that audience mr. obama felt comfortable praising his pastor. he compared the response to katrina to the 9/11 attacks and florida. bill: what a
bill: also in the crowd that day was the reverend jeremiah wright. mike emanuel is live in washington. reverand wright became a controversial figure during the 2008 campaign. what did then senator obama say about him in that summer of 2007? >> reporter: he made reference to the trinity church of christ saying that's where he met reverend wright and introduced him to a man named jesus christ and mr. obama praised his long-time pastor. >> i have got to give a special shoutout to my...
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. >> he just said jeremiah wright is fair game, among others who have said it. but donald trump just gave an interview saying go after him on jeremiah wright. and a few days later you're going to have mitt romney who said that he was not game for that kind of strategy, with donald trump. >> that's precisely my point. the romney campaign wants this election to be about the economy. they want to make this a referendum on president obama. they don't want to get into those personal details. at least that's what they tell us. by being on the same stage with donald trump, and this won't be the first time. he's already appeared with donald trump previously during the nevada caucuses earlier this year. and then of course, they've appeared at fund-raisers together. that all of a sudden, it does open up the potential that mitt romney has to begin owning some of the things that donald trump says. whether it is about president obama and where he was born or about jeremiah wright. this is dangerous territory for the romney people. it will be interesting to see how they play
. >> he just said jeremiah wright is fair game, among others who have said it. but donald trump just gave an interview saying go after him on jeremiah wright. and a few days later you're going to have mitt romney who said that he was not game for that kind of strategy, with donald trump. >> that's precisely my point. the romney campaign wants this election to be about the economy. they want to make this a referendum on president obama. they don't want to get into those personal...
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president obama also praised jeremiah wright, calling him a friend and leader. the obama campaign says the video's release is an attempt by romney supporters to shift the focus away from romney's 47% secret videotape. romney's campaign says they had no involvement in the release. they even go so far as to say, what's the news? i don't know. that's straight from romney's communications director. >> right. you have to wonder, will this be an issue in tonight's debate. the jeremiah wright thing was a racially tinged scandal, led the president to give the speech in philadelphia that was widely hailed, saying, look, race is a complex issue in the country, always has been. we have yet to perfect and come to terms with yet. here we are again. we'll see if this has an impact and whose base it may rile up or not rile up. >> yeah. a lot of people are questioning whether or not it's news. this was a covered speech. but according to some even within the abc family, they said at the time, the campaign only put out prepared remarks in a prepared newspaper, posted only a nine-
president obama also praised jeremiah wright, calling him a friend and leader. the obama campaign says the video's release is an attempt by romney supporters to shift the focus away from romney's 47% secret videotape. romney's campaign says they had no involvement in the release. they even go so far as to say, what's the news? i don't know. that's straight from romney's communications director. >> right. you have to wonder, will this be an issue in tonight's debate. the jeremiah wright...
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again, after that jeremiah wright situation, the big controversy of his campaign came out and gave a widely praised speech in philadelphia that called for racial reconciliation. he said, look, as a country we have not gotten the issue of race relations right and called for unity and distanced himself from jeremiah wright. officially. so it is complicated as always. >> highly sensitive. the hunt is on along the u.s./mexico border for those responsible for the death of an american border patrol agent. 30-year-old nicholas ivy was killed early yesterday in what is being described as an ambush. another agent was also wounded in the attack. what is unclear is whether ivy's death was the work of one of mexico's drug cartels. he was killed in an area that is notorious for drug trafficking. >>> at least eight wildfires are burning in northwestern minnesota this morning. fueled by powerful wind and severe drought conditions. one fire is finally under control after destroying about a half dozen homes in the town of carlshead. it burned through 12 square miles and forced evacuation of half of t
again, after that jeremiah wright situation, the big controversy of his campaign came out and gave a widely praised speech in philadelphia that called for racial reconciliation. he said, look, as a country we have not gotten the issue of race relations right and called for unity and distanced himself from jeremiah wright. officially. so it is complicated as always. >> highly sensitive. the hunt is on along the u.s./mexico border for those responsible for the death of an american border...
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just when you think you heard the last of reverend jeremiah wright, obama's former pastor over the years he reemerges with more controversial comments. last week after delivering sermon at baptist church in west virginia, reverend wright spilled hate-filled commes. they refused to give us permission to air them but it won't stop us from revealing what reverend wright said from calling thomas jefferson a pedophile to take a swipe at clarence thomas. he covered it all on race and politics. the obama former pastor said there are politicians making decisions about you, your life, your future, your family and your children and the real tragedy is they live in a different world from your world altogether. they're people in power right now who have opinions about you based on their privilege of skin color. later he said, "the ignorance and arrogance of white supremacy have the shapers and movers of world policy living in a different world from people of color altogether." the sooner you realize that, the better off you're going to be. joining me with reaction is the former clinton advisor dick
just when you think you heard the last of reverend jeremiah wright, obama's former pastor over the years he reemerges with more controversial comments. last week after delivering sermon at baptist church in west virginia, reverend wright spilled hate-filled commes. they refused to give us permission to air them but it won't stop us from revealing what reverend wright said from calling thomas jefferson a pedophile to take a swipe at clarence thomas. he covered it all on race and politics. the...
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barack obama wasn't running on jeremiah wright. romney is running on bain. that is his ace in the hole. >> but the swiftwater analogy is a good one. what john kerry failed to do, mitt romney's got to do. confront it right now, stop the bleeding, do some things decisive to move this issue out. >> and maybe don't keep mentioning condoleezza rice. >>> capitol hill plays its own version of the hunger games. we will examine the new fight over food stamps when luke russert joins the conversation, next. people have doubts about taking aspirin for pain. but they haven't experienced extra strength bayer advanced aspirin. in fact, in a recent survey, 95% of people who tried it agreed that it relieved their headache fast. visit fastreliefchallenge.com today for a special trial offer. the kids wanted a puppy,.com but they can be really expensive. so to save money i just found them a possum. dad, i think he's dead. probably just playin' possum. sfx: possum hisses there he is. there's an easier way save. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car
barack obama wasn't running on jeremiah wright. romney is running on bain. that is his ace in the hole. >> but the swiftwater analogy is a good one. what john kerry failed to do, mitt romney's got to do. confront it right now, stop the bleeding, do some things decisive to move this issue out. >> and maybe don't keep mentioning condoleezza rice. >>> capitol hill plays its own version of the hunger games. we will examine the new fight over food stamps when luke russert joins...
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it's religious in the way that jim wallace is religious or jesse jackson or jeremiah wright. it's a radical organization whose goal was to get lots of government money into, into poverty areas. i'm going to come back to getting money into poverty areas, if i remember, in a bit. but that's where he started. and he was picked up, well, because he already as in college, already in high school he was a radical. so he was also picked up by the midwest academy. and these are funded by macarthur and ford and rockefeller and joyce and so forth. the midwest academy is run by two '60s radicals or by heather booth in particular. her husband, paul booth, is an executive with the municipal employees' union, so you have -- this is where the alliance between the government unions, government union thugs and they're very radical. the afl-cio was taken over by socialists in 1999. john sweeney -- when i say socialists, i mean, that's what they call themselves. so, actually, they're well to the left even of socialists, european-style socialists. anyway, the midwest academy, she put him on the v
it's religious in the way that jim wallace is religious or jesse jackson or jeremiah wright. it's a radical organization whose goal was to get lots of government money into, into poverty areas. i'm going to come back to getting money into poverty areas, if i remember, in a bit. but that's where he started. and he was picked up, well, because he already as in college, already in high school he was a radical. so he was also picked up by the midwest academy. and these are funded by macarthur and...
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second of all, he brought up the jeremiah wright situation with president obama, candidate obama in 2008. you have to remember it is the media that brought that out into the forefront. it was the mccain campaign -- >> abc was one of the organizations. but let me go back to frank. santorum does talk about religiously themed things. he talked about a couple years ago a speech about satan corrupting the institutions of america. yesterday he accused president obama of having a phony theology. he contends and his campaign contends that we in the press are trying to paint him one dimensionally as a candidate solely of social issues. is there something to that? >> you know, i actually don't think so. we shouldn't be one dimensional with him and i think he -- there's a little bit of truth to the fact that we pay more attention sometimes to those things than to other aspects of his platform, but essex ub rantly and willingly wading into these waters. we're not labeling him a cull kurl wattor from nowhere. he's putting on the armor and grab the lance. he believes this stuff, he wants to talk about
second of all, he brought up the jeremiah wright situation with president obama, candidate obama in 2008. you have to remember it is the media that brought that out into the forefront. it was the mccain campaign -- >> abc was one of the organizations. but let me go back to frank. santorum does talk about religiously themed things. he talked about a couple years ago a speech about satan corrupting the institutions of america. yesterday he accused president obama of having a phony theology....
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>> look, when he's asked about it -- >> or jeremiah wright? >> the campaign has been very clear on denousing those statements. >> they have? i haven't -- i've missed romney denouncing trump on the birther statement. >> he did yesterday. >> when did romney do that? >> i'm sure it will happen. >> hang on one second. i want to bring in joy-ann. you've been about to burst over here. it raises an interesting point. job this, often time candidates will say, i disagree with what this person said. i disavow -- all of a sudden you see them standing next to them for photo ops and fund-raisers. it is quite bizarre. >> it is. i think it shows the extent to which cartoon characters have taken over the republican party. this was a perfectly acceptable party that is now in the tlal of people like rush limbaugh and looney people like donald trump. the characters, the caricatures of the party run the party. because now the proper party has decided they would give in to the ideology of talk radio. that is really in a sense what the tea party was. this was the t
>> look, when he's asked about it -- >> or jeremiah wright? >> the campaign has been very clear on denousing those statements. >> they have? i haven't -- i've missed romney denouncing trump on the birther statement. >> he did yesterday. >> when did romney do that? >> i'm sure it will happen. >> hang on one second. i want to bring in joy-ann. you've been about to burst over here. it raises an interesting point. job this, often time candidates will...
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. >> also, keep if mind, frank, you had a great piece in the times talking about jeremiah wright and the vitriol forwarded by those on the right. he said i repudiate those attacks but a lot of folks think he has been vo i have russ enough. >> if he wants to the win swing voters he has to show he's trying to be an inclusive person. everyone in the middle wants a lead reaching out to meverybody. i think what he's doing is trying to show he's a compassionate skirtive. while he's not going to win a lot of black votes or latino image, he does need that if he's going to get the middle. >> so you think this is an optics thing for romney swing voters? from a messaging stained point, we need to communicate and relate to these communities how they are being impacted by obama's policies. it's part of who we are. we have to show up. of the things mitt romney, your mouth is agog just what? but among the policies that romney discussed at this event was talk of a two-parent household. it was also talk about class size. you know, romney's education policy effectively gives $26 billion to needy schoo
. >> also, keep if mind, frank, you had a great piece in the times talking about jeremiah wright and the vitriol forwarded by those on the right. he said i repudiate those attacks but a lot of folks think he has been vo i have russ enough. >> if he wants to the win swing voters he has to show he's trying to be an inclusive person. everyone in the middle wants a lead reaching out to meverybody. i think what he's doing is trying to show he's a compassionate skirtive. while he's not...
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and never more urgently when he broke from jeremiah wright over wright's divisive racial views. >> the issues that surfaced over the last few weeks reflects the complexity of race in the country we've never really worked through. >> reporter: author of a new obama biography did extensive research for his book. >> that point is included, the tribal plan of the obamas, and english and welsh and irish and scottish and german. from the white side of his family. and now we're discovering something more. >> reporter: he travelled to kenya and indonesia in search of the influence that shaped barack obama, the president's diverse roots make him hard to categorize. >> bay of the color of his skin and his father's background, he was african-american. but culturally, he was not. he had to learn it. he's never been easy to pigeonhole. that's part of the attraction and mystery of barack obama. >> reporter: ancestor.com did two years of research to puzzle this out and looked through thousands of pages of colonial records, got the dna from the bunch family and even without the documented connection t
and never more urgently when he broke from jeremiah wright over wright's divisive racial views. >> the issues that surfaced over the last few weeks reflects the complexity of race in the country we've never really worked through. >> reporter: author of a new obama biography did extensive research for his book. >> that point is included, the tribal plan of the obamas, and english and welsh and irish and scottish and german. from the white side of his family. and now we're...
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reverend jeremiah wright and his hate speech back in the spotlight just in time for the election. why dick morris says he believes it's not a coincidence? in fact, it could be a campaign strategy. and a cow creating chaos as cops chase him through a town. you'll never believe what he's actually running from. right back. ♪ spread a little love today ♪ ♪ spread a little love my way ♪ ♪ spread a little something to remember ♪ [ female announcer ] fresh milk and real cream makes philadelphia and the moment a little richer. ♪ one, two, three, four ♪ ♪ you say ♪ flip it over and replay ♪ we'll make everything okay ♪ walk together the right way ♪ do, do, do, do gives you a 50% annual bonus. and who doesn't want 50% more cash? ugh, the baby. huh! and then the baby bear said, "i want 50% more cash in my bed!" phhht! 50% more cash is good ri... what's that. ♪ you can spell. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card. the card for people who want 50% more cash. what's in your wallet? ha ha. ♪ >> quick headlines for you on this wednesday morning. you're
reverend jeremiah wright and his hate speech back in the spotlight just in time for the election. why dick morris says he believes it's not a coincidence? in fact, it could be a campaign strategy. and a cow creating chaos as cops chase him through a town. you'll never believe what he's actually running from. right back. ♪ spread a little love today ♪ ♪ spread a little love my way ♪ ♪ spread a little something to remember ♪ [ female announcer ] fresh milk and real cream makes...
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wright in 2008 over wright's divisive racial views. >> the issues that have surfaced over the last few weeks reflect the complexities of race in this country that we've never really worked through. >> reporter: david maraniss did extensive research into the obama family for his book. >> it included the tribal clan of the obamas and english and welsh and irish and scottish and german from the white side of his family. and now we're discovering something more. >> reporter: mayor a nranis who traveled to kenya said the president's diverse roots make him hard to categorize. >> because of the color of his skin and his father's background he was african-american, but culturally he was -- he was not. he had to learn it. he has never been easy to pigeonhole. that's part of the attraction and mystery of barack obama. >> reporter: the ancestry.com team did two years of research to puzzle this out. they looked through thousands of pages of colonial records. they got the dna from the bunch family. without the documented connection to john punch they're certain about their finding about the preside
wright in 2008 over wright's divisive racial views. >> the issues that have surfaced over the last few weeks reflect the complexities of race in this country that we've never really worked through. >> reporter: david maraniss did extensive research into the obama family for his book. >> it included the tribal clan of the obamas and english and welsh and irish and scottish and german from the white side of his family. and now we're discovering something more. >> reporter:...
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stop attacking the private eq equity or jeremiah wright, and it is either going to be a campaign about this crap or a campaign to clear up some of the issues in the country. >> and that night, david axelrod said that booker was wrong. they have a petition saying, i stand with cory, and creating job creation. you know that mayor booker is hurt that his words are fodder for the rnc campaigning and what was he talking about? the negativity of the campaign ads or the value of private e i equity or both? does it speak for the possibility that the new generation of black politicians see and speak about things differently, and they don't fall in line with the established guard, and do they risk being put out? back at the stable are steve kornacki and joy-ann reid, and jelani cobb who is author of a piece in the "new yorker" magazine of the "new black politician." and this is fascinating to watch, and we asked earlier in the show, why does anybody care what the mayor of newark cares about the presidential election, but the fact is that this particular mayor of newark is a big deal. >> well, he
stop attacking the private eq equity or jeremiah wright, and it is either going to be a campaign about this crap or a campaign to clear up some of the issues in the country. >> and that night, david axelrod said that booker was wrong. they have a petition saying, i stand with cory, and creating job creation. you know that mayor booker is hurt that his words are fodder for the rnc campaigning and what was he talking about? the negativity of the campaign ads or the value of private e i...
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we have the day whether jeremiah wright should be brought back into the picture as a character question or -- on the program last week saying he was nauseated by attacks on both sides. what is it people will pay attention to? our polling indicates that the race is so tight and will remain that way for a long while. these are the kinds of attacks that can have an affect on the margins. >> and at graduation time. >> we have maria shriver here to talk about her advice they give to young people. an interesting discussion. >> thank you very much. can you watch "meet the press" this morning at 10:00 here on wbaltv. >> and our tv guest later this morning to answer your questions about smart meters. if you have a question, turn that question in to sundayquestions@wbaltv.com. >> and still ahead on 11 news, the spca is joining us with a pet looking for a good home. >> a few showers coming up on the radar to our north. the forecast for today and the holi at progressive, you can bundle your home and auto policies and save. don't worry, tiny people. flo is a gentle giant. bundle home and auto at pro
we have the day whether jeremiah wright should be brought back into the picture as a character question or -- on the program last week saying he was nauseated by attacks on both sides. what is it people will pay attention to? our polling indicates that the race is so tight and will remain that way for a long while. these are the kinds of attacks that can have an affect on the margins. >> and at graduation time. >> we have maria shriver here to talk about her advice they give to...
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about obama and the reverend jeremiah wright. so with that signaled to me was that this year, in the presidential race, anyway, and the congressional race, the super pac ads will be really ugly. but in the presidential race, they're not going to wander too far away from what the romney camp wants. we already saw that with karl rove's first ad. >> so basically, you think they're going to be cleaner than expected? >> yes. cleaner than expected. we've all expected this was going to be a terribly ugly race. it's still going to be a highly negative race. but if you can draw distinction between negative and -- >> ugly. >> unfair personal attacks. the republicans and the romney campaign in particular sees those personal attacks on obama as counterproductive. they don't think they help him. they don't think they help romney. they're going to keep the focus on the economy. very negative, but inbounds, most of the time. >> ann, your colleague writes about the wisconsin recall election coming up a week after the next one in the "washington
about obama and the reverend jeremiah wright. so with that signaled to me was that this year, in the presidential race, anyway, and the congressional race, the super pac ads will be really ugly. but in the presidential race, they're not going to wander too far away from what the romney camp wants. we already saw that with karl rove's first ad. >> so basically, you think they're going to be cleaner than expected? >> yes. cleaner than expected. we've all expected this was going to be...
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but -- jeremiah wright. and in his speech he said race relations is a very important subject, and we're going to have to, you know, talk about it beyond, you know, just one speech. well, during the rest of the campaign you didn't hear any more speeches on race, and certainly as president of the united states you have not heard, you have not heard one spring l speech -- one single speech devoted to racial relations in american life. i'm not putting him down for that. some people do, but i don't. he's an electoral politician who has to play by the, the imperatives of electoral politics. the central imperative of electoral politics is to get enough votes to win. he is not going to do anything that is going to turn off voters who he needs. and, you know, talking about race is not going to be helpful to him. and so he's a very good politician, and so he's not going to talk about race. and he hasn't. we were just talking about the issue of the very bow discuss arrest of -- bogus arrest of henry louis gates jr. he
but -- jeremiah wright. and in his speech he said race relations is a very important subject, and we're going to have to, you know, talk about it beyond, you know, just one speech. well, during the rest of the campaign you didn't hear any more speeches on race, and certainly as president of the united states you have not heard, you have not heard one spring l speech -- one single speech devoted to racial relations in american life. i'm not putting him down for that. some people do, but i don't....
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now -- >> while that's partially true, we lived with jeremiah wright. we bill with bill ayers. we lived with so many of the dark -- >> steve: nobody ever really went into the drug use. >> but the drug use, he did admit to drug use his own mouth. >> peter: bill ayers and wright, avenues fully -- he was a fully formed man and candidate. >> were you the same man as you were in high school? i am, i hope i have evolved as a person. i hope i'm a kinder person. i think mitt romney clearly is not the entitled, elite, prep school kind of person that we did not like. mitt romney, when he ran for senate against ted kennedy, i didn't like him. he was the prep school insider, everything i didn't like. he won by losing, 'cause he loses the senate race. he goes to salt lake city and saves the olympics. then comes back to massachusetts. remember i lived there in the summer time. he comes back to massachusetts and saves the commonwealth that we used to call tax a cuusetts. he saves bain as ceo. so he has evolved as a person and a much more likeable, nice person. but this reminds you of everythi
now -- >> while that's partially true, we lived with jeremiah wright. we bill with bill ayers. we lived with so many of the dark -- >> steve: nobody ever really went into the drug use. >> but the drug use, he did admit to drug use his own mouth. >> peter: bill ayers and wright, avenues fully -- he was a fully formed man and candidate. >> were you the same man as you were in high school? i am, i hope i have evolved as a person. i hope i'm a kinder person. i think...
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wright with one week to go before the primary races in michigan and arizona. >>> and he's a college freshman with a clever way to distract basketball players. he's popping up at games across the country. guess where he is today, the country. guess where he is today, tuesday, february 21, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning. i'm ann curry. >> i'm david gregory in for matt. i saw the face at the knicks game last night. his mother must be so proud. look at that face! >> look at him there. >> this is what i said, this is the mark he makes. we'll talk to him later. you mentioned gas prices. they have never been this high this early. it has people worried. >> the new national average is $3.57 a gallon, up six cents in a week, 40 cents higher than we paid a year ago. it could be a bargain compared to the prices we are hearing predicted in the coming months. we'll get more on that. there is also breaking news overnight because europe agreed to a second massive bailout to save greece from bankruptcy. so the question is now wh
wright with one week to go before the primary races in michigan and arizona. >>> and he's a college freshman with a clever way to distract basketball players. he's popping up at games across the country. guess where he is today, the country. guess where he is today, tuesday, february 21, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning. i'm ann curry. >> i'm david gregory in for matt. i saw the face at the...
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wright. >>> as donald trump comes to mitt romney's defense with one week to go before the primary races in michigan and arizona. >>> and he's a college freshman who has come up with a clever way to distract basketball players. he's popping up at games all across the country and guess where he is today, tuesday, across the country and guess where he is today, tuesday, february 21st, 2012? captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning, i'm ann curry. >> and i'm david gregory in for matt this morning. i saw the fast last night i was at the knicks game. i said, his mother must be so proud. look at that face. this is what, you know. this is the mark he makes. anyway we'll talk to him later. you mentioned gas prices, they've never been this high this early. it's got lot of people worried. >> this morning's new national average is $3.57 a gallon, up six cents in one week, a full 40 cents higher than what we were paying a year ago. but that could be a bargain compared some of the prices we're hearing about are being predicted in the coming mont
wright. >>> as donald trump comes to mitt romney's defense with one week to go before the primary races in michigan and arizona. >>> and he's a college freshman who has come up with a clever way to distract basketball players. he's popping up at games all across the country and guess where he is today, tuesday, across the country and guess where he is today, tuesday, february 21st, 2012? captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and welcome to...